Crime

A Hillsborough woman and two New Brunswick residents arrested Sept. 25 near Van Cleef Road face several drug- and gun-related charges, police said. Dynesha Jackson, 22, of Hillsborough and Adrienne Woodard, 22 and Lashawn Boyd, 19, both of New Brunswick, were charged after the car in which they were riding was stopped near Van Cleef Road by detectives from the …

Sept. 15 Prafulla Desai of Princeton was cited for careless driving after his car rear-ended one on Route 27 driven by Daniel Musch, also of Princeton. Musch was preparing to turn into a driveway when his car was struck. Sept. 16 A Michael Kors wallet valued at $200 and an iPod value at $80 were reported stolen from a car …

County health officials are warning residents to be cautious after a rabid raccoon was found in the township. The raccoon was captured on Sept. 19 in the area of Hamilton Street/Amwell Road, according to a press release from the Somerset County Department of Health. The raccoon, which appeared to be sick, had come in contact with a dog in that area, according …

Update: Township fire officials cannot state a cause for the fire, but say that it is not suspicious, according to township police Sgt. Philip Rizzo. Rizzo said that it is possible a lit candle was left unattended, but, he said, the homeowner believes that they were all extinguished before they left. Original Story: Township fire officials are investigating a Sept. …

Sept. 8 Heather Levy of Franklin Park was turning left in a parking lot on Route 27 when, she said, she felt a bump. The bump was her car hitting John Noviski of Parlin, who was walking in the lot at the time. Both said they didn’t see the other. Noviski refused medical attention, police said. Sept. 9 Someone stole …

An Andover man was cited for careless driving Sept. 16 after the truck he was driving pulled down some power wires and a utility pole on Clyde Road. The accident sparked a fire and caused scattered power outages in the area. Police said Kevin Miller was driving a 2005 Peterbuilt truck, hauling a roll-off Dumpster, on Clyde Rd. when an …

Three fire fighters and one employee were injured Sept. 9 in a multi-alarm electrical fire that left Huntingdon Life Sciences on Mettlers Road in Somerset temporarily condemned. Two fire fighters suffered heat exhaustion and one fire fighter suffered a head and neck injury when a portion of a ceiling fell on him, according to a press release on the fire …

A 22-year-old Elizabeth man faces multiple robbery and drug-related charges in connection with the Aug. 25 armed robbery of a Hamilton Street convenience store, police said. The man, Junior Perez, was initially arrested on drug charges after the car he was driving was stopped because it matched the description of the car allegedly used in the robbery, according to a …

A 20-year-old Somerset man remains lodged in the Somerset County Jail, Somerville, on trespassing and drug-related charges. Police said a tenant in a McNair Court home told police on Aug. 29 that she was in her room at around 3:45 p.m. when she thought she heard the first floor sliding glass door open. When she went to investigate, police said, she …

A 43-year-old Somerset man died Aug. 10 after he apparently jumped off the Driscoll Bridge in Sayreville into the Raritan River, authorities said. The body of Troy McCracken was not found for about six hours after he jumped, when an employee of a Perth Amboy company reported seeing a body floating in the river, according to Sgt. Jeff Flynn, a …